2026 Best Value Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/crafts-folk-art-artisanry/crafts-craft-design-folk-art-and-artisanry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools to find the best return on investment for crafts/craft design, folk art & artisanry students.
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2026 Best Value Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the crafts/craft design, folk art & artisanry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University tops our 2026 list of the best value crafts/craft design, folk art & artisanry schools in the United States. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,720, compared with $39,884 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the crafts/craft design, folk art & artisanry program here. Crafts/craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University earn a median of $21,237 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 93%.
Other Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art & Artisanry Degree Levels
Explore the best-value crafts/craft design, folk art & artisanry schools at other degree levels:
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 25 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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